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by drayline
rootnode-skills
27 Skills that diagnose, build, and optimize every architectural layer of your Claude environment
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- 27 skills (27 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 6 forks (6 forks)
- 1mo ago last update (Last updated 1mo ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add drayline/rootnode-skills
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add drayline/rootnode-skills --skill rootnode-anti-pattern-detection — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/drayline/rootnode-skillscp -r "rootnode-skills/rootnode-anti-pattern-detection" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the rootnode-anti-pattern-detection skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add drayline/rootnode-skills
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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rootnode-anti-pattern-detection
Detects seven structural anti-patterns in Claude Projects that cause unpredictable output, ignored instructions, and degraded quality. Diagnoses Monolith, Orphan File, Echo Chamber, Phantom Conversation, Kitchen Sink, Misaligned Hierarchy, and Blurred Layers. Use when user says "what's wrong with my project," "Claude ignores my instructions," "diagnose my project," "why is output inconsistent," "…
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rootnode-behavioral-tuning
Diagnoses and fixes Claude behavioral issues in system prompts and Projects using tested countermeasure templates. Use when "Claude is too verbose," "keeps hedging," "agrees with everything," "claims it did something it didn't," "won't use a tool," "fix Claude's output," "tune Claude's behavior," "Claude ignores my preferences," "adds unsolicited disclaimers," "uses too many lists." Covers ten te…
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rootnode-block-selection
Guides selection of identity, reasoning, and output approaches for Claude prompts based on task characteristics. Trigger on: "help me choose an approach," "which approach fits this task," "recommend a prompt pattern," "compare reasoning methods," "map this task to the right approach," "what combination of approaches," "which identity fits," "which reasoning method." Also trigger on symptom-phrase…
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rootnode-cc-design
Designs Claude Code prompts and CC environments. Produces CLAUDE.md drafts, agent topologies, scope-authorization frameworks, halt triggers, Skills/hooks/MCP plans, chat-to-CC handoff specs, and EXECUTION_PLAN.md remediation plans. Five modes: DESIGN (new CC deployments), EVOLVE (updates from friction), RESEARCH (evaluate a CC tool/pattern), TEMPLATE (reusable artifacts), REMEDIATE (consume hygie…
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rootnode-context-budget
Analyzes Claude Project context budget under the automatic-RAG-by-window model: knowledge files vs. threshold-exempt overhead (Skills, MCPs, CI, Memory). Two modes: Quick Diagnostic and Full Budget Audit. Use when user says "check my context budget," "how much context am I using," "is my project too big," "optimize my token usage," "tier my files," "optimize for RAG," "improve retrieval quality,"…
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rootnode-critic-gate
Independent re-derivation gate for proposed changes during autonomous execution. Evaluates a change (code diff, config edit, engine evolution, schema change) against the work's authority matrix and a 4-check protocol: invariant compliance, scope authorization, detection narrowness, and regression risk. Returns structured JSON with pass/fail per check, an overall verdict (APPROVE / REQUEST_CHANGES…
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rootnode-domain-agentic-context
Specialized agentic and context engineering prompt methodology for Claude. Use when designing AI agents — system prompts, tool definitions, context window architectures, failure mode planning, multi-agent coordination, agent evaluation. Trigger on: "design an agent," "build a system prompt for an agent," "architect an agent's context," "design tool definitions," "agent system prompt," "context wi…
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rootnode-domain-business-strategy
Specialized business strategy prompt methodology for Claude. Provides 11 tested approaches (3 identity, 4 reasoning, 4 output formats) for consulting, M&A, corporate strategy, and strategic planning tasks. Use when building prompts for deal evaluation, due diligence, portfolio strategy, business model analysis, board narratives, investment cases, market entry plans, or strategic options assessmen…
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rootnode-domain-content-communications
Specialized prompt-building methodology for content and communications tasks. Provides 11 tested approaches (3 identity, 4 reasoning, 4 output) for writing, editing, content strategy, copywriting, audience analysis, editorial evaluation, cross-channel adaptation, and persuasion design. Use when building a Claude prompt or system prompt for content creation, editorial workflows, or communications…
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rootnode-domain-research-analysis
Specialized research and analysis prompt methodology for Claude. Provides 11 tested approaches (3 identity, 4 reasoning, 4 output) for data analysis, policy research, systematic evidence review, investigative research, and research-specific deliverables. Use when building prompts for quantitative data interpretation, evidence-based policy recommendations, literature reviews, causal analysis, hypo…
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rootnode-domain-software-engineering
Specialized software engineering prompt methodology for Claude. Use when building prompts for system design, code review, incident response, security analysis, API design, architecture decisions, RFCs, ADRs, runbooks, or technical leadership. Trigger on: "build a prompt for code review," "system design prompt," "SRE prompt," "security review prompt," "incident response prompt," "API design prompt…
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rootnode-full-stack-audit
Comprehensive audit of a user's entire Claude environment — combines Project audit (six-dimension Project Scorecard, seven anti-patterns) with Global audit (six-dimension Global Layer Scorecard) plus Cross-Layer Alignment Check across all nine layers and Evolutionary Recommendations across four pathways. Produces a unified action plan. Use when user says "full audit of everything," "audit my enti…
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rootnode-global-audit
Audits and optimizes the five global Claude layers (User Preferences, Styles, Global Memory, Skills, MCP Connectors) using the Global Layer Scorecard (six dimensions, anchored 1-5 rubrics). Detects eight cross-layer failure modes and produces evolutionary recommendations (Promotion, Demotion, Codification, Skill Extraction). Use when user says "audit my global setup," "optimize my preferences," "…
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rootnode-handoff-trigger-check
Evaluates whether work-in-design is ready to hand off from a chat design conversation to autonomous execution (Claude Code, n8n, agent runtime). Runs a 7-condition gate: spec stability, verification surface, invariants, pump-primer, work decomposition, rollback cost, token budget headroom. Three invocation modes — deliberate (caller provides work_context, returns JSON verdict), proactive sensing…
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rootnode-identity-blocks
Eight tested identity approaches for Claude prompts, each shaping depth, vocabulary, reasoning style, and what Claude treats as obvious vs. requiring explanation. Use when the user wants a specific identity template — retrieving, reviewing, customizing, or building a role definition. Trigger on: "give me the Strategic Advisor identity," "show me the identity template for," "I need a Technical Arc…
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rootnode-memory-optimization
Rebalances context across Memory, Custom Instructions, knowledge files, and User Preferences in Claude Projects. Audits Memory for redundancy, staleness, and misplacement; prescribes optimization including Codification of stable Memory patterns into explicit User Preferences or Project CI rules. Use when user says "optimize my memory," "what should be in my memory," "trim my knowledge files," "re…
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rootnode-mode-router
Selects the active profile from triggering context. Evaluates a rule set against inputs (current time, calendar state, geofence, manual command, custom signals) and returns the profile name that consuming Skills (handoff-trigger-check, critic-gate, future Skills) should apply. Configuration-driven; rule set lives in a router config file conforming to the included schema. Deterministic precedence…
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rootnode-output-blocks
Tested output format specifications for Claude prompts. Use when the user wants a specific deliverable structure — retrieving, reviewing, customizing, or building output formatting. Trigger on: "give me the Executive Brief format," "show me the output template for," "I need the Decision Matrix structure," "show me available output formats," "build a custom output format for." Provides 10 ready-to…
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rootnode-profile-builder
Conversational profile builder. Produces validated JSON config files for any rootnode Skill that consumes profile-shaped configuration (handoff trigger check, mode router, critic gate, future Skills). Reads a target JSON Schema (draft-07), conducts a progressive-depth interview using plain-language questions, validates answers, and writes the resulting JSON to a destination path. Schema-agnostic…
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rootnode-project-audit
Audits and scores Claude Projects using a six-dimension Scorecard with anchored 1-5 rubrics and detects seven structural anti-patterns. When global layer info is provided, adds cross-layer alignment findings. Use when user says "audit my project," "review my custom instructions," "score my project," "evaluate my Claude project," "improve my system prompt," "what's wrong with my project," "why is…
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rootnode-project-brief
Generates a structured Project Brief — a comprehensive markdown document that extracts goals, architecture, knowledge file inventory, Custom Instructions summary, Memory contents, current state, ecosystem position, and key decisions from a Claude Project. Briefs serve as uploadable context documents: add one to any other Project for immediate deep awareness of the source Project's purpose, archit…
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rootnode-prompt-compilation
Builds complete, optimized Claude prompts and Project scaffolds from task descriptions. Use when building, designing, creating, or structuring a Claude prompt or system prompt. Trigger on: "build me a prompt," "compile a prompt for," "create a system prompt," "write a Claude prompt," "design a prompt for," "help me write a prompt," "scaffold a Claude Project," "design a Project for." Uses a four-…
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rootnode-prompt-validation
Evaluates and scores Claude prompts and system prompts using a six-dimension Scorecard with anchored 1-5 rubrics. Trigger on: "review my prompt," "score this prompt," "rate my prompt," "evaluate this prompt," "improve my prompt," "what's wrong with my prompt." Also trigger on: "why isn't my prompt working," "my prompt produces bad output," "help me fix this prompt," "is this prompt any good." Sco…
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rootnode-reasoning-blocks
Tested reasoning approaches for Claude prompts — 18 variants across 6 categories (Analytical, Strategic, Creative, Technical, Research, Comparative). Use when the user wants a specific reasoning template — retrieving, reviewing, customizing, or combining reasoning instructions for a prompt. Trigger on: "give me the Root Cause Diagnosis approach," "show me the reasoning template for," "I need the…
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rootnode-repo-hygiene
Audits Claude Code repositories. Two-phase workflow — Phase 1 sweeps 14 hygiene categories (permissions, hooks, CLAUDE.md bloat, Skills hygiene, process-abstraction, plus structural) and an optional 7-layer leak check. Phase 2 executes [APPROVED] markers from the report file. Use for repo cleanup, pre-distribution sanity, post-feature hygiene, environment audit, process-abstraction discovery. Tri…
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rootnode-session-handoff
Produces structured markdown session continuation documents for multi-session workflows. Captures active work streams, decisions with rationale, knowledge-file deltas learned during the session, the exact files to load next conversation, ingested content, artifacts, and open items into an ingestion-optimized handoff. Carries pending KF updates and unresolved items forward across handoff chains so…
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rootnode-skill-builder
Builds, validates, packages, tests, and optimizes deployment-ready Skill files (SKILL.md + references/ + scripts/ + agents/) from design specifications. Three pre-build gates + 9-dimension quality gate (with D9a/b/c empirical evidence tiers) + behavioral iteration loop + automated description optimizer + blind version comparator. Use for building, reviewing, revising, testing, or optimizing Skill…
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